and do not appear to include absentee ballots which will, even if they don’t affect percentages, certainly push Barack Obama’s final popular vote tally much higher.

Number of votes cast for Barack Obama in 2008: 65,939,668
(Percentage of popular vote: 52.5%)

Number of votes cast for George W. Bush in 2004: 62,040,610 (50.73%)
Number of votes cast for George W. Bush in 2000: 50,460,110 (47.87%)
Number of votes cast for Bill Clinton in 1996: 47,400,125 (49.23%)
Number of votes cast for Bill Clinton in 1992: 44,909,806 (43.01%)

Percentage of popular vote won by Barack Obama: 52.5%
Percentage of electoral college votes won by Barack Obama: 68%

Percentage of popular votes won by George W. Bush in 2000: 47.87%
Percentage of electoral college votes: 50.4%
Percentage of votes cast for Al Gore in 2000: 48.38%
Percentage of electoral college votes: 49.5%

2008 by the State:
Number of votes cast in California: c.10,900,000
Number of votes cast in New York: 7,011,226
Number of votes cast in Alaska: 222,841

Number of Electoral College votes allocated to California: 55 (one per 181,181 voters)
Number of Electoral College votes allocated to New York: 31 (one per 226,168 voters)
Number of Electoral College votes allocated to Alaska: 3 (one per 72,000)

Number of Senators from California: 2 (one per 5,000,000 voters)
Number of Senators from New York: 2 (one per 3,500,000 voters)
Number of Senators from Alaska: 2 (one per 108,000 voters)

Turn-out in Alaska in 2004 election: 66%Estimated turn-out in Alaska in 2008 election: 57.2% (including absentee ballots)
Percentage of Alaskans who dropped out of voting for a President with their Governor running as Vice-President: 9%

State with highest percentage of voters for Barack Obama: Hawaii (71.85%)
State with highest percentage of voters for John McCain: Wyoming (64.78%)

Number of votes cast in Manhattan (where I lived from 1988-1996): 576,305
Percentage of votes cast for Barack Obama in Manhattan: 85.8%
Number of votes cast in Brooklyn (where I lived from 1996-2005): 685,379
Percentage of votes cast for Barack Obama in Brooklyn: 79.4%
Number of votes cast in Ulster County (where I’ve lived since 2005): 83,308
Percentage of votes cast for Barack Obama in Ulster County: 60.3%

Percentage of votes cast for Barack Obama in the town of Woodstock (where I live): 76%
Percentage cast for Barack Obama in Shandaken (which I border and where I hang): 59%
Percentage cast for Barack Obama in Olive (where Middle/High School is situated): 62.5%

Feeling among friends and family at Barack Obama being elected President: Priceless!

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